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Apple has introduced its second-generation AirPods Pros, which look but don’t feel exactly like their predecessors. The AirPods Pro 2 feature touch controls for convenient access to audio and phone calls, while an extended battery life extends the listening time in between charges.The AirPods Pro 2 buds land three years after the original AirPods Pros, which brought noise cancellation and improved audio quality to the table. This is again the theme with the latest iteration, with Apple promising twice the noise-cancelling…

Samsung may open the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 beta program to the public soon. The company has announced what it calls the “One UI Value Up Challenge” program that will be available to select beta testers. It hasn’t provided much information about the latter but it appears to be a branch of the public beta where users will be given preference with feedback and suggestions. Samsung will select participants based on their presence and activity on its community forums.The One UI Value Up Challenge program will not give…

When I spoke to Roblox in 2020, the company was in the midst of rebuilding its entire underlying infrastructure. It had been running into issues with downtime due to insufficient resources to meet demand and needed to build a modern, cloud-native system to handle its growing user base. But beyond the nuts and bolts of that system rebuild, Roblox had some ideas for their developer users as well. The gaming platform was also looking at its developer tool set and how it could prepare for a world…

Sony has given its line of flagship noise-cancelling wireless headphones a refresh, introducing a new model with some technological tweaks said to enhance the audio experience in a few ways. The newly launched WH-1000XM5s feature extra processing power and a redesigned driver to better drown out ambient noise and deliver premium sound, along with some of the clever functionality seen in their predecessors.Sony's line of WH-1000X headphones are built to compete with premium noise-cancelling options from the likes of Bose…